Ian and RussellI understand your point, but my view is this. Here in California we have great oaks, sometimes on a rocky hillside. This is my inspiration. I don't look on the rock as a pot substitute. It's a landscape scene from a distance.

I understand your point, but my view is this. Here in California we have great oaks, sometimes on a rocky hillside. This is my inspiration. I don't look on the rock as a pot substitute. It's a landscape scene from a distance.

Thats what I was thinking about with this little wonderfull tree!

But 2 points I like to mention.....To me the pot-colour is to light...thats what irritates my eye....not the pot itself.I know you see it as the surrouding sea (me too) ...but therefor you may have a look at glasfusing. You can get a special formed plate made from blue (or different blues) glas. Also ripples on the surface can be done.

I also like to say that my eye feels a little "uncomfortable" with the tree right on the center of the rock. A positioning more to one side may look better.

mike page wrote:Here in California we have great oaks, sometimes on a rocky hillside. This is my inspiration.

You know Mike, the image of those hills covered with wildflowers and dotted with those magnificant California popped into my mind this afternoon so I certainly understand your inspiration. Seems like that's in one of those powerpoint slide shows that floats around cyberspace. I live in a house built on the grounds of what once was a plantation (a la 'Gone With The Wind'). Our live oaks look very different.

So, that understood, maybe if the suiban were wider and less intrusive, the tree moved off center as Claudia suggested, and with the moss rolling down over more of the stone you'd end up with a prettier composition. Again, my 2 cents.

Hey, the best part is you have Claudia's attention. If you decide to go with a pot maybe if you talk to her really sweet she'll make you one of her beauties !!!